Plot

The episode starts off with Gumball, Darwin, and Anais getting out of bed and start fighting over the computer. They finally realize that they now have a password installed onto their computer. Richard then tells them about the password and him trying not to be the bad cop of the situation (Nicole actually was the one behind it). Gumball and Darwin then kick Anais out of the room to figure out the password.

Gumball types in "PASSWORD" for the password thinking that it is the password. The password he typed in is wrong so Gumball suggests that they use their heads literally. They both slam their heads into the keyboard into the password box. Then they get a hint that says "Favorite Child". Gumball types in his name but it is wrong. Darwin types in his name afterwards which the password is still wrong. Gumball and Darwin then run up to Anais asking her who would be the favorite child if Gumball and Darwin were not. They then realize that it is Anais who is the favorite child. So they run back to the computer and type in "Anais" as the password. The password is correct making Gumball and Darwin disappointed.

Gumball and Darwin start thinking of what they can do to make Richard like them both, while at the dinner table eating breakfast. They come up with trying to be nice, then they freakishly smile at Richard. Richard runs to the kitchen because he is scared of their weird smiles telling them he is going to make another sandwich. Gumball tells him that he and Darwin will make the sandwich for him instead. Darwin and Gumball then carry Richard to the kitchen table. Darwin tries to let Richard sit down while Gumball makes his sandwich. Richard accidentally gets his teeth stuck to the table while Gumball gets him a huge sandwich. Darwin pulls Richard so his teeth can get unstuck from the table. Gumball shoves the sandwich into Richard's mouth. He assumes he is not swallowing it because it is too dry, making Gumball squirt a bottle of mayo into his mouth. Gumball and Darwin realize he is choking. In order to save Richard, Gumball tries to perform the Heimlich maneuver on Richard but he does not manage to do it, telling Darwin that their father is too fat. Gumball and Darwin try to jump on his stomach to make him puke the sandwich out. Richard then throws up the sandwich all the way to the roof.

Gumball and Darwin try to give Richard a bath, but he declares that he does not need a bath. He also claims he should not get into the water with candles around him. Then Richard slips on a bar of soap and grabs the shower curtain, which makes a candle fall on top of Richard, catching him on fire. Richard jumps into the bathtub, trying to put out the fire. However, his skin starts burning due to the hot water.

Richard decides to escape from Gumball and Darwin so he can have a moment of peace and quiet. He gets into his car but its surprised when he understands he is not alone. He finds out that a Cube Dog is inside of his car, preparing the dog to attack him. The dog attacks Richard, which is later confirmed to be another plan by Gumball and Darwin. Darwin wonders how a dog attacking Richard would work. Gumball explains that they are going to save him. Gumball decides to throw a steak so the dog would run and get it. However, instead of the dog, Richard actually gets off the car and crosses the street to go catch it. Unfortunately, a vehicle off screen runs over Richard.

Gumball and Darwin then show Richard an edited video that they made of Anais saying bad things about him. Richard is hurt about what Anais "confesses" in the video, assuming that it was real. Then there is a piece of the video of Darwin talking about the plan, making Richard angry. Richard then tells Gumball and Darwin to go into their rooms. Gumball and Darwin storm off telling Richard that Nicole was their favorite parent. Later on, they are all eating dinner Nicole was saying how Gumball and Darwin's day was. Gumball and Darwin ignore her then Nicole said the same thing to Richard. Richard responded about how he was the bad cop and saying that he was the second favorite parent. Nicole did not know what he was talking about. Richard then explained to her about the favorite thing going on.

Richard asks both Gumball and Darwin to get into the car. Nicole snatches both Gumball and Darwin and takes them to go get the computer instead. Then Richard grabs Gumball and Darwin from Nicole's car and puts them both in his car without unbuckling their seatbelts. Once Richard starts driving Nicole gets slung across the street. Nicole tells both Gumball and Darwin to jump out the window and get into her car. Gumball tells her that would be insane to do. Nicole then tells Richard to stop the car. Richard ignores her then Nicole jumps onto the roof of the car and then smashes the cars windows open and reaches for Gumball and Darwin. Nicole then tries to play I Spy with them to let them calm down. Gumball and Darwin tell her that there is a Truck coming towards them. Nicole moves over then drives to Ripley 2000 to pick up the computer before Richard does. Richard crashes into the store and tells Nicole to let go of the computer. Nicole and Richard then fight over this then Darwin commands them to stop. Larry is glad that the two have stopped fighting because someone had to pay for the damage. Nicole then pays with a cracker (instead of the credit card) for the damage.

At home Richard tells Nicole about everything and tells her that he made PASSWORD the password, Gumball and Darwin then realizes that Anais actually was the one who changed the password. Gumball and Darwin run upstairs to find Anais on the computer. Anais then tells them that she changed the password. Gumball and Darwin are filled with rage and explode as Anais walks away smugly.

Cultural References

The square-shaped swirl icon on the desktop is a reference to an audio file mixing software called "MixPad."

The smiles Gumball and Darwin make look similar to Ben Drowned, a popular Gaming Creepypasta icon.

Gumball and Darwin stating that they will finish each other's sandwiches is a reference to the song "Love is an Open Door" from Disney's Frozen.

The black poster of a face with red eyes and evil grin in Ripley 2000 greatly resembles "The Guy," the mascot of the popular heavy metal band Disturbed.

Richard Watterson's use of "PASSWORD" as his password refers to the fact that it is one of the most common, and therefore worst passwords found on the Internet. In 2013, "PASSWORD" was unseated from first place by 123456.

At the end of the episode, when Gumball realizes they have all been tricked, he remarks "Clever girl..." This is a reference to the movie Jurassic Park, where the park's game warden says the same thing after getting outmaneuvered by velociraptors.

Near the end when Anais walks out of the room and Gumball and Darwin explode, you can hear the main guitar riff from Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir." Her confident, casual strut is a popular movie trope, known as the Unflinching Walk, in which an action hero walks away from something he/she has just blown up without reacting.

Goofs/Errors

In the photo of Gumball, Darwin, and Anais on the computer, Gumball's arm is impossibly long.

When Darwin and Gumball were mad at Anais for changing the password of the computer at the end of the episode, Darwin's eyelashes are missing at one point.

The toothpaste tube that was part of the sandwich the boys made for Richard phased through his mouth for a couple of frames when the two shoved the entire sandwich down his mouth.

Race For The Computer!

[They fight for the computer, but Gumball manages to claim the chair. However before he could sit, Darwin quickly throws a pencil-holder with sharpened pencils in it, onto the chair. Gumball sheds a single tear while sitting on the pencils]

Gumball: Good move, but I can take it.

[Gumball turns on the computer, but there is a prompt for password]

Gumball, Darwin and Anais: Password?

Darwin: But who?

[Richard comes from the behind the door, revealing himself. He closes the door]

Richard: [Demonic voice] I did it.

Gumball: Have you just spent the whole night hiding behind that door for dramatic effect?

Richard: [Demonic voice] No.

Darwin: Then why does it looks like your bladder is about to explode?

[Richard is evidently desperate to go to the bathroom, with crossed legs and all]

Richard: [Sounding like Nicole] You kids spend too much time on that thing! You should be playing outside.

Gumball: Why do I have a feeling that you sound like Mom right now?

Richard: Uh...

[Nicole's arm comes through the door, and gives Richard a note to read]

Richard: "Your mother has nothing to do with this! I take full responsibility for being the bad cop this time. Read this, or you sleep on the couch tonight."

[Nicole closes the door]

Richard: [Whispers] Sorry guys, you know she can be a real dragon sometimes.

Nicole: I HEARD THAT!

[Nicole breathes fire. The fire comes through the door. Richard goes out of the room]

What's the password?

[Gumball finds himself sitting on mid-air while Anais tries to guess the password. Gumball pulls Anais (while she's on the seat) towards the door.]

Anais: But it's my turn!

[Gumball takes her out the room and throws her onto the floor]

Anais: Uh! HEY! C'mon! you promised!

Darwin: Try the word "Password."

Gumball: Ha, c'mon. Even dad's not that dumb.

[Darwin raises one eyebrow. Gumball types "password", but the password is incorrect]

Gumball: Ha, it can't be that complicated. Let's just use our heads.

[Gumball and Darwin bang their heads on the keyboard, then a password clue appears]

Gumball: "Password clue: favorite child?"

Gumball: [Inhales deeply] Ooh…ah…ouch. Sorry man. This is awkward.

[Gumball types his name in the password box, but the password is incorrect]

Gumball: What the what!?

Darwin: [Gasps] Really? [Cries] This moment is so much bigger than me. I would like to thank my parents, and my manager.

[Darwin, while crying, types his name in the password box, but the password is incorrect]

[Anais is banging on the door in the background]

Gumball: Well if it's not you, and its not me then who could the favorite child be?

[Anais (still banging on the door in the background) is heard.]

Anais: Come on, guys! I've got real work to do. You just waste time on Elmore Plus!

[Gumball and Darwin run to the door]

Gumball: Anais, who would dad's favorite child be if it wasn't me or Darwin?

[Gumball and Darwin both gasp and run back to the computer.]

[Gumball enters "Anais" in the password box. He presses enter and the password is correct]

Darwin: Yes!

[Darwin does a victory dance]

Gumball: What are you doing?

Darwin: A victory dance, we cracked the password!

[Gumball turns off the computer]

Gumball: It doesn't matter. Don't you get it? Anais is the favorite child.

Darwin: Yeah but-oh.

[Darwin does a sad dance]

Gumball: What is that?

Darwin: It's a sad dance.

Gumball: Oh! Okay.

[Gumball does a sad dance with Darwin]

Who Is The Favorite?

[Gumball, Darwin, Anais, and Richard are at the table eating breakfast]

Gumball: Alright! So here's the plan to get me to be the favorite! First we-

[Darwin interrupts Gumball]

Darwin: Wait, why do you get to be the favorite?!

Gumball: Well because, you're...you know? Technically...from a biological point of view- [Coughs]adopted[Clears throat] you know...?

Darwin: No, actually I don't. Why don't you tell me?

Gumball: It's because you're...already my favorite! Huh?

[Darwin slowly smiles. He tries to resist, but his smile is too strong]

Gumball: Ha ha! I knew it would work.

Darwin: [Still smiling] Darn you.

Gumball: Anyway, I'm not the enemy. [Camera goes to Anais being petted by Richard. They are at the other side of the table] Look at her over there acting all innocent.

Anais: [Hums happily]

Gumball: [Imitates Anais while making a face] She knows she's the favorite.

Darwin: Maybe we're overreacting.

Gumball: Overreacting? Dude! They're even finishing each others-

Darwin: -Sandwiches!

Gumball: What? No. Sentences.

Richard: Sweetie, can I finish your-

Anais: Sandwich? Sure [Laughs happily] See you later!

[Richard eats her sandwich]

Gumball: Sandwiches as well? Oh man, this is total-

[Gumball pauses to let Darwin finish his sentence. Darwin does not grasp this, and there a long pause. Gumball sighs.]

Darwin: Sentences!

Gumball: [Groans] This is so unfair. Why is she the favorite anyway?

Darwin: Well, maybe because she's nice to him.

Gumball: Well, lets be even nicer!

Being Nice

[Both Gumball and Darwin smile freakishly at Richard,who is reading a newspaper. He notices their smiles. He smiles back. They continue freakishly smiling at him. Richard gets scared and covers his face with the newspaper. He is still disturbed by their smiles despite this]

Richard: Uh-I'm gonna make another sandwich! [Runs off to kitchen. Gumball and Darwin follow after him literally in a flash]

[Gumball squirts lots of mayonnaise into Richard's mouth. The mayo starts spilling from his nose, mouth and eyes]

Darwin: Dude, he's choking.

[Gumball and Darwin run around, panicking. Then they go back to Richard]

Darwin: Do the Heimlich maneuver!

[Gumball attempts to wraps his arms around Richard]

Gumball: I-I cant! He's too fat-

Darwin: Ah! That's not a very nice word.

Gumball: H-he's got too much personality! [Gumball unwraps his arms from Richard, who then falls on his back]

Darwin: Come on!

[The two go on top of the table]

Darwin: Three, two, one!

[They both jump at the same time on Richard's belly. Richard continuously spews all the contents of the large sandwich he was fed in a fountain. Gumball and Darwin (still on his belly) watch the unending fountain.]

A Nice Hot Bath

Gumball: Dad, we're sorry about the sandwich thing so we ran you a bath.

Richard: But I don't need a bath!

Gumball: Don't be silly. Just try it!

Richard: I don't know. All these candles and the water on the floor doesn't seem-AH!

[Richard walks on a bar of soap, then slips. He trips the shower curtain and a candle falling on the curtain sets him on fire. Richard gets frightened, then jumps into the bathtub]

Gumball: [Sighs] This isn't working, we need to take a different approach.

Anais Saying Bad Things About Richard

[TV shows an edited video made of various clips of Anais talking]

AnaiseventTV: My dad is a -- dork! -- He looks like -- a leg of -- ham -- in a pink -- leotard -- and smells like -- the underside of a - watch strap! [Static]

[Richard becomes sad at this]

Gumball: Ah. I know. Not such a cute little bunny after all.

Darwin: It's okay, Mr. Dad. We're here for you.

[The TV shows a recording of Darwin explaining the plan]

Darwin: Ha ha ha! This is a great idea! Then we can make it look like she said bad things about Mr. Dad, when she didn't! Oh wait, is this thing still on? [Tape cuts]

Richard: THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD WITH YOU TWO! You've choked me! You've burned me! The steak you fed me was undercooked! I think I need to tell you off, but I've never been the bad cop before! What would your mother do!?

Darwin: She would tell us to go to our room.

Richard: THANK YOU! THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL! NOW GO TO YOUR ROOM!

Gumball: LOOK! We've been nice to you all day, okay? [Gumball and Darwin go upstairs] We've tried everything but nothing works! Well you know what dad? You're only our second favorite parent, anyway!

[Richard is hurt]

[The scene cut to Gumball, Darwin, Richard, Nicole, and Anais eating but Richard, Gumball, and Darwin are still in bad moods]

Nicole: So, you guys have a good day? [Nicole bats her eyelashes at Gumball and Darwin, but they ignore her] Richard, did you have a good day?

Richard: DOES IT MATTER? WHATEVER I DO, I'LL ALWAYS BE THE BAD COP, AND YOU'LL ALWAYS BE THE FAVORITE!

Nicole: Favorite? What are you talking about?

Richard: It's easy for you. But somebody has to keep these kids in line, and if that means I lose the popularity contest-

Nicole: Richard, parenting is not a competition!

Richard: What? Afraid you'll lose?

Nicole: I really doubt that but it's not about-

Richard: OH YEAH? You two, in the car, NOW!

Gumball and Darwin: What? Why?

Richard: Because there's only one way to guarantee your children's affection. YOU BUY IT! Boys, I'm getting you a new computer!

Nicole: Oh no you're not!

Richard: Why not?

Nicole: 'CAUSE I'M GONNA DO IT FIRST!

[Nicole speeds outside the house with Gumball and Darwin. Richard chases her but returns to grab all the food on the table.]

Richard vs Nicole

[Nicole straps in Gumball and Darwin, but Richard grabs them and throws them in his car, without removing the seatbelts from the other car]

Richard: Everybody strapped in? Good! Let's go!

[Richard starts to drive]

Nicole: Okay! Everybody ready? [Looks behind her to see the overstretched seatbelts, and growls in anger]

[Nicole tries to turn the car around, but Gumball and Darwin are pulled back into the car by the seatbelts, and destroy the door. Richard returns, grabs the kids again, and drives off. Nicole soon follows.]

Nicole: Alright, I will! [Drives back a little to the kids] You kids have your seatbelts on?

[They whimper in response, and she speeds off. She turns the car around, and smashes into Richard. Then she gets out, and hops to Richard's car like a ninja]

Nicole: Kids, close your eyes!

[They do what she says, and she grabs them without opening the doors. Then she goes back in her car, and drives off. Richard outmaneuvers her, and blocks her way with his car. While this is happening, Gumball and Darwin bump to each other as Nicole swerves the car left and right]

Darwin: Ah! Stop! This is going too far!

Gumball: Yeah, but look on the bright side: on the astronomically slim chance we survive this, we get a new computer!

[The two cars drive near a truck with a ramp on the road. Richard continues blocking Nicole.]

Richard: Just give me the kids, Nicole. There's nowhere else to go!

Nicole: Oh really? Hold on, kids! We're taking a detour!

[She drives through the truck's ramp, and Richard gapes as her car flies momentarily in the air. Nicole's car lands, and she see Richard is nowhere to be seen]

Nicole: Whoohoo! Huh, that was a little tense. Why don't we calm down with a game? I spy with my little eye-

Gumball and Darwin: TRUCK!

Nicole: No, it begins with an "M."

Gumball and Darwin: [Think for a while]MASSIVE TRUCK!

Nicole: No, it's magpie-

[She screams as she barely avoids a large truck. This makes her go on the other lane, and bump back to Richard's car. They then stop by the gas station, and refill peacefully]

Nicole: Oh. Uh Richard, do you have the card?

Richard: Sure. [Gives her the card]

Nicole: Thanks. [Uses card, then throws it away]

[She gets in her car, and drives away laughing. Richard hurriedly gets back in his card, throws money at the refilling station, and drives off without taking off the gas hose. On the road, the gas station can be seen exploding]

Richard: I'm not giving up, Nicole!

Nicole: [Shows a wrench]

Richard: [Gasps] So?

[The tires of his car come off. Nicole drives to the stores, and parks. She rushes into a video store, dragging her kids]

Gumball: No, mom! Wait! Stop, this is crazy!

[Nicole locks down the store]

Gumball: Uh, the best one's in the middle.

[Nicole takes a computer, and she with her kids rushes to the counter]

Gumball: No, mom!

Larry: Hey! What's going on!?

Nicole: No time to explain! Just let me pay for this!

[Richard crashes his car into the store, and wrestles the computer from Nicole]

Nicole: Forget it, I was here first!

[They fight for it until Darwin stops them]

Darwin: STOP! Look at yourselves. We don't care about the computer, we just want our parents to get along.